Per-area signal measurements and reporting
In an aspect, a primary node receives a first request, originating from a network node, to report measurements collected for communication with the network node within an area. The primary node also receives the measurements from multiple UEs in the area. The primary node further reports measurement information collected from the multiple UEs within the area.
1 . An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory and, based at least in part on information stored in the memory, the at least one processor is configured to:
receive a first request, originating from a network node, to report measurements from multiple UEs in an area, wherein the measurements are associated with a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) for communication with the network node within the area;
receive the measurements associated with the RIS from multiple UEs in the area; and
report measurement information collected from the multiple UEs within the area.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the measurements are for a beamformed signal from the RIS.
3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the area corresponds to a zone or a sub-zone.
4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
receive an indication from at least one UE of the multiple UEs that the at least one UE supports a capability to provide respective measurements of the measurements in the area; and
responsive to receiving the indication, transmit a second request to the at least one UE to provide the respective measurements.
5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein to receive the measurements, the at least one processor is configured to periodically receive from the multiple UEs.
6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
transmit a second request to the multiple UEs to provide the measurements, wherein the measurements are received from the multiple UEs responsive to the second request.
7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
receive, from each UE of the multiple UEs, an identifier that identifies the area in which a respective UE is located.
8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
transmit an indication that indicates at least one of:
a first amount of the measurement information that is storable at the UE;
a second amount of the measurement information that is processable at the UE; or
a processing capability that indicates one or more types of measurement information processing that is supported by the UE.
9 . The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the first amount and the second amount are based on at least one of:
an energy status of the UE;
a third amount of power available at the UE;
a fourth amount of processing tasks scheduled for the UE; or
a power mode of the UE.
10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
receive, from each UE of the multiple UEs, an indication that indicates at least one of:
a maximum time that respective measurements of the measurements are stored thereby; or
that at least a subset of the respective measurements was deleted thereby.
11 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
indicate, via a first uplink occasion, that the UE intends to report the measurement information, wherein to report the measurement information, the at least one processor is configured to:
report the measurement information via one or more second uplink occasions assigned to the UE.
12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
determine that an average of the measurements over time across the multiple UEs meets a threshold condition, wherein the measurement information is reported via the one or more second uplink occasions in response to determining that the average meets the threshold condition.
13 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein to report the measurement information, the at least one processor is configured to:
periodically report the measurement information via the one or more second uplink occasions.
14 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the measurement information comprises one or more statistics associated with the measurements.
15 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the measurement information comprises a sampled subset of the measurements.
16 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the measurements comprise signal strength measurements.
17 . An apparatus for wireless communication at a network node, comprising:
memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory and, based at least in part on information stored in the memory, the at least one processor is configured to:
provide a first request to a primary node corresponding to a user equipment (UE) UE to report measurements from multiple UEs in an area, wherein the measurements are associated with a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) for communication with the network node within the area; and
receive, from the primary node, measurement information based on the measurements associated with the RIS.
18 . The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the measurements are for a beamformed signal from the RIS.
19 . The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the area corresponds to a zone or a sub-zone.
20 . The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
receive an indication from at least one UE of the multiple UEs that the at least one UE supports a capability to provide respective measurements of the measurements in the area; and
responsive to receiving the indication, transmit a second request to the at least one UE to provide the measurements.
21 . The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein to receive the measurement information, the at least one processor is configured to:
periodically receive the measurement information from the primary node.
22 . The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
transmit a second request to the multiple UEs to provide the measurements to the primary node.
23 . The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
receive an indication from the primary node that indicates at least one of:
a first amount of the measurement information that is storable at the primary node;
a second amount of the measurement information that is processable at the primary node; or
a processing capability that indicates one or more types of measurement information processing that is supported by the primary node.
24 . The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
receive, from the primary node, an indication that indicates at least one of:
a maximum time that the measurement information is stored; or
at least a portion of the measurement information was deleted.
25 . The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
receive an indication, via a first uplink occasion, that the primary node intends to report the measurement information, wherein to receive the measurement information, the at least one processor is configured to:
receive the measurement information via one or more second uplink occasions assigned to the primary node by the network node.
26 . The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
receive, from the primary node, an alert that indicates that the measurements meet a threshold condition.
27 . The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the measurement information comprises at least one of:
one or more statistics associated with the measurements; or
a sampled subset of the measurements.
28 . The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the measurements comprise signal strength measurements.
29 . A method of wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) comprising:
receiving a first request, originating from a network node, to report measurements from multiple UEs in an area, wherein the measurements are associated with a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) for communication with the network node within the area;
receiving the measurements associated with the RIS from multiple UEs in the area; and
reporting measurement information collected from the multiple UEs within the area.
30 . A method of wireless communication at a network node, comprising:
providing a first request to a primary node corresponding to a user equipment (UE) to report measurements from multiple UEs in an area, wherein the measurements are associated with a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) for communication with the network node within the area; and
receiving, from the primary node, measurement information based on the measurements associated with the RIS.